Brand ranges
Plain guides to the main adult racket brands — who each range is for.
Browse brand rangesSpend where it changes your tennis.
Practical advice for ordinary players—fit, specifications and ready-to-play cost before colour or hype.
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Related sections
These sit under More in the nav — easy to miss, so they are listed here too.
Strings & restringing
Types, labour and what a UK restring should cost.
Open strings guideSearch used options
eBay UK first for your shortlist frame, then Gumtree and Vinted.
Used marketUpgrade my racket
More spin, stability or touch — strings first, then a short demo list.
Upgrade my racketHow we work
Sources, limits and how The Tennis Shop is put together.
How we workRackets
What to demo in 30 minutes
Same strings and tension, warm-up, baseline, serves, returns, late-session feel — then pick or walk away.
Open the demo checklist →Rackets
Previous-generation frames
An outgoing performance racket does not become worse when its paint changes. Buy when you have demoed it; wait when the new gen changes weight, balance or pattern — and always compare ready-to-play totals.
Open the previous-gen checklist →Shoes
Fit and court before brand
Use your normal tennis socks and test a lunge and change of direction. Your heel should stay secure without pressure across the forefoot. Check your club’s surface and footwear rules before selecting the outsole.
Open the shoe checklist →Clothing and bags
Buy for the session you play
Check movement, ball pockets, seams and washing instructions. For bags, count the rackets, shoes, clothing and water you actually carry rather than defaulting to the largest option.
Open the kit & bag checklist →Strings
When to restring
Breaks, notches, dead beds, type choice (syn gut / multi / poly / hybrid), and tension hygiene — companion to the strings guide.
Open the restring checklist →Strings
Buying string sets by the pack
Set vs reel, gauge and hybrid checks, product-page questions, and pack maths using dated labour — we don’t guess pack prices.
Open the pack checklist →Used
A–D condition grades
Simple A to D scale for second-hand rackets — grade the frame before you compare the price.
Open the A–D guide →Clothing and bags
Pack for an outdoor winter session
Before you leave, at the court and after the session: a UK club checklist for layers, light, wet kit, grips and safe surfaces.
Open the winter session checklist →Strings and restringing
Labour, string choice and questions for a stringer.
Read the string guide →When to restring checklist →
Used racket buying
A–D condition grades, five-minute inspection and sold-price comps — no fake photos.
Open the A–D guide →Full used buying guide →
Used market searches →
25 Sep used racket prices →
Latest UK prices
Rackets and strings checked 25 September 2026. Prices change, so check the retailer.
Open the 25 Sep racket and string prices →